Nominations sought for
community sport
administrator award

Every year, thousands of children have fun while learning the value of
teamwork, fair play, and self-discipline thanks to the efforts of the coaches,
parents and administrators who organize community sports.

For the fifth straight year, Douglas College is hosting the Investors
Community Coaching Conference to honor those people for their commitment
and contributions to amateur sport. Nominations are presently being accepted
for the Community Sport Administrator Award, which is given to mark an
individual’s contribution to sport in an administrative capacity. Cutoff for
nominations is January 22.

“The event is for grassroots-level coaches and administrators,” says Chris
Johnson of Douglas College’s Sports Institute. “It’s a way of thanking the
people who work behind the scenes, and it’s also good professional
development for people who will have an effect on a lot of children’s lives.”

Sponsored by Investors Group, the Douglas College Sports Institute, and the
Sports Services branch of the provincial government, the conference speakers
include David Cox, one of Canada’s foremost sports psychologists and coach
for tennis star Grant Connell and Canada’s Davis Cup Team; John Mills,
Executive Director of Sport B.C.; and Chris Johnson.

“The theme will be on making sports fun for kids,” says Johnson. “We'll be
addressing issues like self-esteem, mental practice, and the role of sports for
children. The contribution that coaches and administrators make has a lot more
to do with the development of the children than the development of the sports.”

The conference will be held at the Douglas College Performing Arts Theatre
from 9am to 4pm, Saturday, January 27. For information on obtaining
nomination forms, call 527-5492. For more information on the conference, call
527-5041. Admission will be either $10 for one person and a guest or free with
a coupon from the Sports Institute. Admission includes refreshments and lunch.
To register for the conference, call 527-5472. Pre-registration is required. I

For your benefit

In November’s INside, we gave you information
regarding Extended Health Benefits and filling out
the forms for reimbursement of prescriptions. This
month, we’d like to continue by discussing our
Vision Care coverage. This is a different form than
the prescription form and is also available in the
entrance area of the Personnel Office, Room 2300.

Benefit coverage for eyeglasses (lenses and
frames) works on a 24-month period. That is, from
the date of purchase of eyeglasses, 24 months to the
day (purchase date) must elapse before another claim
may be made against the plan. The plan provides for
a reimbursement rate of 80% of the cost of the
eyeglasses to a maximum amount. Just as with the
prescription benefit, the annual one-time $25
deductible is also associated with the Vision Care
benefit. You will only pay the deductible once per
year per family on prescriptions or vision care.

Also, you can claim a lens (e.g. broken lens) or a
new set of lenses. This claim has a lesser maximum
than the benefit for eyeglasses. The 24-month period
above applies to this benefit as well. That is, the
clock starts ticking once a claim is made and you can
make the second claim within that 24-month period.
The plan reimburses at 80% of the value to a
maximum.

There are some special circumstances associated
with contact lenses. Please contact the Personnel
Department at local 5390 for more information on
any of the above. I

 

\ Manveries and drearos peeenee colors

and rocods al College art show

n the early seventies, Rita Monaco

lived like an artist, looked like an

artist, and worked to become an artist,
but was never satisfied with the results of
her work.

Years later, after marrying, mothering
and forging through the complexities of
adult life, she began painting again and
discovered that the intervening
experiences had nourished her talent. Her
work now graces homes ranging from
B.C.’s Gulf Islands to Italy. In January,
she will be bringing her vibrant, sensual
canvasses to the Amelia Douglas Gallery.

“In my paintings and pastels I pour
out impressions, dreams and memories,”
says Monaco. “My style is an evolution

of impressionism, but there’s nothing
complex about it. My pieces are very
simple and easily understood.”

Born in Italy in 1945, Monaco came to
Canada in 1967 and settled in Edmonton,
where she studied art at the University of
Alberta in the early seventies. In 1976,
she moved to Vancouver and established
herself as a talented graphic artist and
illustrator. Although Vancouver is a long
way from Italy, her old world origins are
still visible in her work.

“People say that there is something
very European, very Italian about my
work,” says Monaco. “They can
understand what I’m talking about and
perhaps they find that refreshing.”

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For inspiration, Monaco sketches and
takes photographs during her travels. She
always returns to her Vancouver studio to
paint, however, preferring to reconstruct
her nostalgic, uplifting images in familiar
surroundings.

The show, titled Monaco, is a
collection of paintings and pastels created
within the last year. Art afficionados can
meet the artist at a reception on January
11 from 4-8pm in the’Gallery.

Monaco will run from January 8 to
February 12. For more information, call
527-5528. I